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Re: Cinema Snacks? Oh dear, you shouldnt have mentioned that. Now you have my blood boiling :x . Cineworld and all the other cinema chains have a flaming CHEEK to charge the sort of rip off admissions price they get away with. The UK has some of the highest cinema prices in the world and...

Re: Cinema Snacks? In a word, nuts. More specifically almonds, walnuts and brazils. Dont take too many though because of the fat content, but at least its good fat. Failing that eat a hearty meal before you go so you wont feel the need to snack.

£15?! I pay £6.99 for 50. No wonder the NHS is running out of money.

Rubbish. The manufacturers dont need to come up with any stats. Independent scientific evidence has already shown that plant sterols lower blood cholesterol. These are the same plant sterols contained in your so called 'normal' food (whatever that is). Quite frankly, whatever 'evidence' there...

In addition to a bit more exercise and an overall more 'healthy' diet (few refined carbs, lower carbs in general, more fish, greens etc) cholesterol lowering yoghurt drinks have kept me off statins. Not that this stops my GP from promoting them at every opportunity. She should know by now where...

I get Cialis on prescription and it works well for me, no headaches or flushing especially if the dose is limited to one 5mg tablet. I have taken 10mg in one go and there is perhaps slightly more liklihood of a little flushing without any significant advantage. I think you would need to adjust...

Personally I wouldnt stay with such a doctor and I'd move to another surgery immediately. What a crass comment to say "having a low cholesterol was in itself not a good reason to not go on statins". He sounds like one of those doctors who expects all his patients to have unquestioning blind...

The way this surgery is treating your request for information about results is disgusting. If you dont have it in you to fight them for it I wouldnt waste any more time getting stressed over it. Change to another surgery. If more people did this instead of giving up the greater chance we may see...

Good to read that as a male diabetic your testosterone levels were checked. Is this a first for the NHS I wonder? I had mine checked privately whilst living abroad for a while and they came back borderline low. Had them checked (again privately) when back in the UK and results were about the...

I am a type 2 and have remained on a low carb diet and exercise for the last 3 or 4 years. There may be no way of knowing whether this unhelpful quack you are seeing is going to be proved right in the long term but whatever the outcome he obviously is doing a very good job of getting you...

I have had similar experiences Cheryl. On a Which? article recommendation I contacted MRL Insurance and got a reasonable quote from them and cover for existing conditions for which, they claim, there is no increase in premium or higher excesses.

You used to be able to get your own HbA1c test done with a home kit for around £15. This was using Glucomen or Myrios kits. For some inexplicable reason both co's withdrew their tests from the market. No demand in a country that relies so heavily on the NHS presumably. I dont think you will find...

I've had tinnitus for some time and it became more noticable in the last couple of years after I was exposed to some sudden loud noises. I'm used to it now but I wish a cure could be found for it as it affects many people. Its difficult to do but the less you worry about it the less of a problem...

Recommend you get a quote from MRL Insurance, one of those rated well by Which? but always try 2 or 3 others to compare.

What also 'got my goat' was the way these websites want you to feed in info on medicines and treatments and when it comes to the quote either declines you outright (cue computer says 'no' sketch) or quotes such a preposterous cartload of money only someone stinking rich could afford it (in which...

Last month I booked a holiday to go abroad. As always, without fail, I started to get some quotes for travel insurance. I used to have annual policies but now I travel abroad less I switched to single trip policies. So I thought lets try the ones who sell their services especially for diabetics...

I use 1 Sweetex for tea. For coffee I use a quarter spoon of sugar and can almost count the grains. I dont know why I chose Sweetex, probably it was the cheapest but its perfectly ok. I use Sainsburys SlendaSweet in plain yoghurt. I dont buy those small fruit yoghurt pots such as Muller, Ski...

This sounds interesting and I would definately like to know if I am one of those with calcium build-up in the arteries of my heart. It states "it should provide more effective treatments and hopefully improve outcomes" for people with diabetes. Perhaps and please excuse my cynical nature but I...

I'd forgotten how steep some of these strips cost. I switched meters to the SD Codefree BG Monitor over a year ago. 50 strips cost £4.99 (VAT excluded for diabetics) + £2 p & p - supplied through ebay. Why pay more? Boots, much like BT, relies on loyal customers who will never make the effort...

Sainsbury's introduced their own cholesterol lowering drink about 6 months ago. Sweetened of course. Sadly, the mindset with all these supermarkets is if it isnt sweetened with sugar it wont sell, even when it is a 'health' product. (Same a sweetened cough mixtures I suppose) That may be true...